語 · term
〜わけでは ない
it is not that ~
N4N3ReadingGrammar2 questions
例文 · Example sentences
こわれた わけでは ありません。
Kowareta wake dewa arimasen.
It is not that it broke.
きらいなわけではない。
Kirai na wake dewa nai.
It is not that I dislike it.
問題 · Practise 〜わけでは ない — 2 questions
この 人は なぜ めがねを 買いかえましたか。
I replaced the glasses I'd used for five years. Not because they broke. But since last year my eyesight has gradually got worse, and distant letters were hard to see. The new glasses are very clear.
Q: Why did this person replace their glasses? — Their eyesight got worse.
日本語が話せない（ ）。少しは話せます。
It's not that I can't speak Japanese. I can speak a little.
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